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"Katie Knight?" the doctor called. Knowing he couldn't stand he simply raised his hand "That's us" Kendall said. The doctor came and sat across from Kendall.
"Are you family?" The doctor asked. He looked about Kelly's age, with taned skin and short black hair.
"I'm Kendall, her brother" he replied. The doctor extended his hand. "I'm Dr. Evens...Are your parents around?" Kendall suddenly realised that he hadn't called his mom but Kelly cut in.
"Hi, I'm Kelly Wainright, Rocque Records. I'm incharge of the boys. I just got off the phone with Mrs. Knight and she's on her way but she wont be here until tonight at the earliest" Kendall smiled a thanks at her and turned to the doctor.
"Ok Kendall, We can speak in..."but Kendall stopped him. "You can tell me here. These guys are my family too" Dr. Evens nodded. "Okay then..." he said putting his folder down.
"Is Katie ok?" Kendall questioned. He felt Jo slip her hand into his and squeeze it.
"I'm afraid not, Kendall" the doctor said sadly. Kendall closed his eyes, begging him body to listen to him and not cry. He needed to be strong for Katie. "How..."he started but his voice cracked with emotion so he coughed to clear it. "How bad?"
"Well when she first came in her pulse was very weak. We gave her oxygen but she didn't respond as we would have liked. She went into cardiac arrest and we had to intubate her to help her breath..." Kendall closed his eyes, looking down, taking a deep breath, before looking up. Jo squeezed his hand for comfort and he held it tightly.
"Are you ok?" Dr. Evens asked. Kendall nodded "Okay, well other than that she had a fractured wrist and a small concussion, she may have fallen at some point..."
"I found her at the foot of the stairs" Kendall whispered. "Well that maybe where she got them. She has a few minor burns on her knees and such too." Kendall took a moment to process but Logan jumped in.
"Will she have any lasting damage?" Kendall looked up, not having realised that there could be. "Will she?" he asked. When will this end?
"What you need to understand is she was exposed to alot of smoke and her oxygen levels were cut drastically. The brain can only function if it gets the oxygen it needs...We wont know until she wakes up if she has any lasting damage, I'm sorry" Kendall nodded, not looking up.
"Is..."he started but stopped, scared of knowing, but he needed to "Is there a chance she could...d" he could make himself say it but Dr. Evens knew what he meant, they all did.
"In cases like these it's 50/50 im afraid...but I have to tell you the next 12 hours are critical..."his bager beeped and he sighed looking down.
"I have another patient. I'm sorry it's not better news" he said standing. "We're settling here in a room now, I'll have someone come and get you when she's ready and again, I'm sorry" and with that he was gone.
No one said anything. All the boys were inshock and the girls were silently crying. Kendall couldn't hold it anymore and a sob erupted from his throat. Jo pulled him back and he fell into her like a small, scared child, crying pitiously. Jo held him, trying to sooth him but tears flew rapidly down her cheeks.
All the boys looked at eachother, not looking at Kendall -their ever so fearless leader, the one who alway protected them and never cried. They couldn't see him like this, hearing him was enough torment. Camille's head was resting on Logan's shoulder, crying. He let a small number of tears fall from the cornor of his eyes. James too was crying, elbows and his knees, looking at the ground. Carlos didn't cry and he didn't speak. He stared straight ahead.
"I need some air" he said suddenly standing and walking out the door. He ran a hand through his dirty hair and groaned infrustration. Why Katie? What had she ever done to deserve this? What had Kendall done? And what would they do if Katie die...NO! he mentally smacked himself. He took a deep breath to calm himself down.
"Carlos?" he turned to see James looking at him. Without questioning it, the smaller boy walked forward and hugged him. James hugged him back not caring who saw them. "Why?" he mumbled into James' shoulder.
"I don't know, Carlos. I don't know" he pulled away from the smaller boy and looked him, seeing the fear and uncertainty in his eyes that matched his own. "But what I do know is now Kendall needs us ok. He can't do this on his own" Carlos nodded and wiped his eye taking a deep breath. "Yea, we can do that"
The pair retook their seats. Kendall was still hugging Jo, put now he sitting up, tear runnig down his cheeks. You could tell that he was in his own world, ignoring everything around him, lost in his own pain. They sat there for maybe 15 minutes when a nurse came over.
"Hi, my names in nurse Jones, are you Katie Knight's brother?" Kendall nodded. "Is she ok?" he asked worriedly.
"She's fine. We have her ready in a room, if you would like to see her?" He nodded, standing. The others stood too but the nurse stopped them "I'm afraid it's only 2 at a time. There is a waiting room closer to the room if you would like to wait there" They agreed and after a small debate with Kelly, Kendall sat in the chair and allowed himself to be pushed rather than walking to the elevator. He had to agree it was quicker amd he was too tired to use the crutches. They made their way to the 2nd floor of the hospital. Nurse Jones stopped to allow them to sit in the waiting room and turned to Kendall.
"Your sister is in 209 just down there...and remember 2 at a time. I'll be around if you need anything" he nodded as she walked away. He could feel his friends eyes on him. He knew they all wanted to see her but he turned to look at them.
"Would you guys mind if I saw her on my own first?" They shook there heads. It wasn't hard to see why he wanted to go alone. He didn't know how he would react to seeing her. He stood from the chair and Logan handed him his crutches.
"We're here if you need us" he said. Kendall looked at him and smiled "I know, thank you" before he turned and walked down the corridor. The boys sighed as they watched him go, taking their seats again. Jo didn't sit though. She was too anxious to sit. James touched her hand and she looked down at the sudden contact, jumping.
"Jo, are you ok?"
"Yea, I...I have to...um...bathroom" she said finally, turning and running down the hall. Camille sighed and made to follow her, quickening her step to catch up with her. Jo opened the door to the bathroom and held the sink as she caught her breath, catching her reflection for the first time all day. Her normally blonde hair was dirty with soot and flakes of ash. Her face was tear streaked, clear lines in the dirt where her tears had fallen. Her clothes were black and her eyes were red. She ran the tap and threw water on her face as the door opened and Camille entered.
"Hey" she said lamely. Jo ran a hand over her eyes, clearing them, watching the dark water flow down the drain. She cupped her hands and threw more more on her face pulling away and accepting the paper towel from Camille to dry her face.
"Feel better?" Camille asked. She nodded "I just...needed a minute. Today's been pretty...heavy" she said. Camille nodded walking to the other side, grimaceing when she saw her own relection and copied Jo's actions and cleaned her face. Camille stepped forward and hugged Jo's shoulders not surprised when she turn and hugged Camille fully. "Shh Jo I know" she sooth. The blonde nodded coughing as she pulled out of the hug. "Do you feel better?"
"Honestly, no but I'm ok" she said wiping her eyes, taking a breath to calm herself. "We should be getting back" she said and Camille nodded, placing an arm around her waist, Jo copying as they made their way back.
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Kendall stopped outside room 209 to prepare himself before going in. The door was open and he took a large breath to stop himself from crying. He made his way to her side, tears coming before he knew. She tooked so...small, surrounded by all the machines. Her eyes were closed and she looked as if she could be sleeping, but the large tube coming from her mouth proved otherwise.
Kendall bent forward and kissed her forhead, brushing her hair from her eyes. He sat in the chair beside her bed, his eyes never leaving her face. He sat there for almost 20 minuted just watching her; the monotonous beep from the heart monitor was the only sound, except when a sob would escape Kendall involuntarily. He tentativly took her uninjured hand and held it tightly.
"H-Hey Katie" he said softly as if he was afraid he would frighten her. "It's Kendall" he added rubbing his thumb over the back of her hand.
"I know you're going to be fine" he said with as much conviction as he could "I need you to be fine" he added "Please Katie...Please be ok" he said putting his head on her hand. "Who else is going to help us get out of all of our crazy plans? Or take our money from us playing pocker or to tell me when mom is going to kill me?" His mom. God he wished she was here right now. He needed her here. The guys and Jo were great but he needed his mom right now. He looked at the clock on the wall and it read a little after 6. They had already been at the hospital almost 4 hours. He had no idea what time his mother's flight was at only that she would be on her way now atleast.
He sighed looking up at his till sister, his baby sister. And she looked like a baby in the bed. So small and fragile and he couldn't stand it because one word you could never use to describe Katie Knight was weak. Nope she was as strong as anyone twice her age, smart as them too.
"Katie, if you can hear me I just want to say...I l-love you. Don't you ever doubt that" He didn't see his three friends at the door, watching the siblings, all with heartbroken looks on their faces.
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Challen Knight was sitting in her mother's kitchen talking and chatting to her mother about all the things the boys and Katie were getting up to in LA.
"I miss them" her mother, Casey said, looking at some of the pictures that Challan had brought with her. "And they miss you too mom. Kendall felt bad he couldn't come but with work and everything he doesn't get much time off and Katie wanted to stay with him"
"And do you approve of this choice of his? This boyband?" her mother questioned.
"I do mom. He's happier now then I've seen him in a long time. And the fact Logan, James and Carlos went too was just the icing in the cake for him. They really have a chance at making it big and I want to support him"
"Well how you got those other boys' parents to agree I'll never know, especially considering all the mischief they got up to here let alone in LA"
"It wasn't easy" That was partly true. James' mother, Victoria had, like Challan, grown up in their small town and they both knew eachother. They became close during their pregnancies and were good friends. Putting her babyboy into Challan's care was hard for her but she understood it was James' oppertunity and she knew Challan would keep him safe.
Mr. Garcia had been slightly tougher but he would never have let his son down by making him stay. Carlos had no brothers, just 2 sisters and if his friends left, not that they would have gone without him, he would have been miserable. So he entrusted his only son to Challan on the condition she made sure he had his helmet at all times.
Now Mrs. Mitchell had been the toughest. After a desperate phonecall from Logan saying his parents were refusing flat out to let him go, Kendall and his mother went to the Mitchell house to talk to them. After almost an hour of promises that his grade would be maintained and that he would have access to every study aid available and no harm would come to him he too was allowed go.
"Well, I don't know how you do it" Casey said. "Four teenage boys and a little girl all on your own..."
"They're good boys, they're just a little rambuncious that's all" She looked at the clock going on a little after 4. It would be 2 in Hollywood and according to her phonecall with Katie last night the boys were at an interview now, information she shared with her mother.
"My grandson, the popstar huh?" Challan smiled. "Proud?" she asked.
"Of course I am. I've always been proud of him and Katie too..." One of the boys songs started playing and Challan reached for her phone.
KELLY W CALLING...
What did they do now? She asked herself before she answered. "Hey Kelly. What did they do now?"
"Mrs. Knight, you have to get back to LA as soon as possible" Kelly's worried voice came. "Why Kelly, what happened? Are the boys hurt?"
"Well, are you sitting down?"
"Kelly just tell me!" she snapped.
"There was a fire at the Palmwoods...Kendall and Katie are in hospital" Challan almost dropped the phone. "Challan, honey? Whats happened?" he mother asked leaning forward.
"I...Um...Is it serious?" she asked, suddenly in action, running up the stairs to the room where her bag was. She silently blessed the fact she hadn't really unpacked yet.
"Well as far as I know Kendall's ok" Kelly said.
"Katie?"
"I'm not going to lie, she's pretty bad" Challan choked back a sob as she threw her remaining items on the bed, forgetting the suitcase "Kelly I'm on my way back. Can you stay until I do?"
"Of course Mrs. Knight. Call me when your flight is due in and I'll send a car for you"
"Thanks Kelly" she said hanging up, throwing her phone on the bed with her handbag. She grabbed her it, her passport and purse before running down to her mother.
"Mom I have to get back to LA. Something's happened to Kendall and Katie"
"What happened?"
"There was a fire at the hotel...thats all I know. Look mom I don't have time so I'm going to leave my bag here"
"Sure sweetie. Take my car and call me when you get there" she said hugging her daughter. Mrs. Knight ran outside to her mother's car and as fast as she could she drove to the airport. She ran inside to the desk.
"I need a flight to Los Angles immediatly..." the young girl smiled at her. "We have one in the next hour"
"Perfect"
"Ok ma'am. If you could show me your passport..." Mrs. Knight did and the girl looked up. "It seems you already have a seat on this flight miss"
"What?" Challan asked confused.
"It says here it was booked 20minutes ago. A Gustavo J. Rocque is down for the payment" Challan sighed in relief. Thank god for Kelly, she thought. "Here is your ticket and I hope you have a nice day" Challan took the ticket, ignoring the last sentiment and ran to security. Once she was cleared she made her way to the gate and sat immpatiently for boarding. It was now almost 5, the flight at half past. According to her ticket, she would land in LA at 6PM local time. (AN:I HAVE NO IDEA IF ITS 3 HOURS IR NOT. EVERYWHERE I'VE LOOKED SAYS SO) She was the first one on the plane and she took her seat, staring out the window trying to take her mind off it.
The flight was long and she touched down in LA as she expected at 6.35. She was glad she had called Kelly from Minnesota to tell her so she wouldn't have to wait. Once through bagadge reclaim, she saw Freight Train waiting for her. They quickly went to the car and were off to the hospital.
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Kelly jumped when her phone rang. Apologising to the nearby nurse sending her daggers, she opened the text.
Just arriving now. Where do I go? –Mrs. Knight
She replied quickly turning to look at the 3 boys and 2 girls. None of them were talking. After seeing Katie like that it was too hard for all of them and they had warned the girls that it was bad. Neither went to see Kendall. Kelly turned to brake the silence.
"Mrs. Knight's here" she said, causing them all to look up. "She's on her way up"
"Does she know?" Logan asked. Kelly shook her head. "I don't think so...When I spoke to her we didn't have anynews so..." The sudden sound of aproching footsteps made them all pick their heads up.
"There you are" Mrs. Knight said. The three boys stood to meet her. "Look at you! Are you boys ok?" she questioned hugging each of them.
"We're fine Mrs. Knight" Logan said. Mrs. Knight looked at the two girls and hugged them too. "We're fine " Camille said. Jo had been quiet since coming from the bathroom.
"Where's Kendall?" she asked looking around. "He's in with Katie" James said. She turned to go find him but Logan stopped her.
"Mrs. Knight, wait. You need to be prepared...Katie's pretty bad" she looked at Logan, seeing the scared little boy inside him and sat down, bracing herself for the worse. And that's what she got. She was in tears by the end of it. Her baby. She needed to see her. And Kendall.
"Where?" she asked simply. Surprisingly, it was Carlos who stood and walked her to room 209, stopping just shy of the door, not wanting to see Katie. Mrs. Knight gasped audibly at the sight of Katie,drawing Kendall's attention away from his sister for the first time.
"Mom?" he wasn't sure if she was real or not. If any of this was real. Kendall's eyes met his mother's and he sobbed "I tried mom...I swear I tried" Challan crossed the room, standing behind him, throwing her arms around her son's shoulder, as they both looked at Katie. He let his head fall into his mother's shoulder, closing his eyes. "I tried...I tried"
"I know, honey" she said kissing his hair. "I know" her tears where falling too, into Kendall's hair.
"I can't loose her!" he sobbed "I can't"
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